Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 22, 2009
Submitted
November 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
20,978 hours, 21,599 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
8209713
Part serial
2008091032
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT CREW NOTICED "HOT' ODOR, SHORTLY AFTERWARD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR BEGAN SOUNDING. NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED BY CABIN CREW, ONLY HAZE. CABIN REPORTED CONDITIONS IMPROVED BY LANDING. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. PERFORMED FIM TASK 71-00-00-810-817 (SMOKE OR OILY ODOR MIST IN CABIN OR FLIGHT COMPARTMENT) COMPLYING WITH ENGINE PURGE RUNS, ENGINE BOROSCOPES, ECS PURGE RUNS. ALL RUNS WENT SUCCESSFUL WITH NO SIGNS OF SMOKE IN CABIN OR COCKPIT. FOUND ECS FAULT CODE FOR L HP SOV VALVE REPLACED HP SHUTOFF VALVE FILTER RT, LT DEFUSER PIPE O-RINGS WORN. BOROSCOPES DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF LEAKING OIL. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED ACFT, OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.